Catalogue canadien de recherches policières

Service provision for detainees with problematic drug and alcohol use in police detention [electronic resource] : a comparative study of selected countries in the European Union / by Morag MacDonald and Susie Atherton ... [et al.].

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Localisation

Recherches policières canadienne

Ressource

Livres électroniques

Auteurs

Bibliographie

Includes bibliographical references.

Description

1 online resource (377 p.)

Note

"Helsinki 2008".

Résumé

This study explores legislation, policy and practice for problematic drug and alcohol users during police detention in eight countries in the EU.

Sujet

Accès en ligne

Contenu

1. Overview of key issues -- 1.1. Problematic drug and alcohol use in the European union -- 1.2. Problematic drug and alcohol use and offending -- 1.3. Problematic drug and alcohol use and public health -- 1.4. Strategies to address problematic drug and alcohol use -- 1.5. The police response to problematic drug and alcohol use -- 1.6. Healthcare and treatment for detainees -- 1.7. Dealing with vulnerable groups among police detainees -- 1.8. Human rights issues -- 2. Methodology -- 2.1.Comparative research -- 2.2. Definitions of terms -- 2.3. Aims and objectives of the study -- 2.4. Ethical and procedural guidelines -- 2.5. Use of translators -- 2.6. Issues arising from the fieldwork and data collection -- 3. Profiles of the eight sample countries -- 3.1. Bulgaria -- 3.2. England and Wales -- 3.3. Estonia -- 3.4. Germany -- 3.5. Hungary -- 3.6. Italy -- 3.7. Lithuania -- 3.8. Romania 4. Discussion of the country profiles -- 4.1. The organization and role of the police -- 4.2. Legislation relating to police detention -- 4.3. Trends in Problematic drug and alcohol use and offending -- 4.4. Strategies to address problematic drug and alcohol use and offending -- 4.5. Alternatives to prison sentences for problematic drug and alcohol users -- 5. Research findings -- 5.1. Conditions and impact of police detention -- 5.2. Treatment of detainees -- 5.3. Access to drug and alcohol treatment -- 5.4. Access to health care in police detention -- 5.5. Harm reduction in police detention -- 5.6. Lack of joined up approach across the criminal justice system -- 5.7. Good practice and gaps in provision -- 6. Conclusion -- 7. Recommendations and international standards.

Collection

Publication series (European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations), 1237-4741 ; no. 54.

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